Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances by J. Richard Hackman (E

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Leading Teams by J. Richard Hackman Identifies the conditions that a leader can put in place to increase the likelihood of team success. The book describes five conditions that set the stage for performances: a real team, a compelling direction, an enabling team structure, a supportive organizational context, and the availability of competent coaching. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Richard Hackman, one of the worlds leading experts on group and organizational behavior, argues that teams perform at their best when leaders create conditions that allow them to manage themselves effectively.Leading Teams is not about subscribing to a specific formula or leadership style. Rather, it is about applying a concise set of guiding principles to each unique group situation-and doing so in the leaders own idiosyncratic way. Based on extensive research and using compelling examples ranging from orchestras to airline cockpit crews, Leading Teams identifies five essential conditions-a stable team, a clear and engaging direction, an enabling team structure, a supportive organizational context, and the availability of competent coaching-that greatly enhance the likelihood of team success.The book offers a practical framework that leaders can use to muster personal skills and organizational resources to create and sustain the five key conditions and shows how those conditions can launch a team onto a trajectory of increasing effectiveness.Authoritative and astutely realistic, Leading Teams offers a new and provocative way of thinking about and leading work teams in any organizational setting. Notes A business guide to fostering effective self-directed teams for managers. Author Biography J. Richard Hackman is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at Harvard University. Table of Contents Part I: Teams Chapter 1: The Challenge Part II: Enabling Conditions Chapter 2: A Real Team Chapter 3: Compelling Direction Chapter 4: Enabling Structure Chapter 5: Supportive Context Chapter 6: Expert Coaching Part III: Opportunities Chapter 7: Imperatives for Leaders Chapter 8: Thinking Differently About Teams Review "Written with exceptional clarity and wit, and teeming with original, down-to-earth advice, Leading Teams is indispensable reading for anyone who works in teams, studies them, or wonders what makes them sink or soar." — Harvey Hornstein, Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University"This is the book I have been waiting for on team effectiveness. Based on findings and containing insights from the leading researcher on teams, Leading Teams has everything. It is engaging, highly readable, and full of practical, useful advice." — Edward Lawler, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business"Full of rich stories and organized into compelling cases, Leading Teams clearly communicates an elegant analysis of effective team leadership. A gem for practitioners and researchers alike." — Chris Argyris, James B. Conant Professor Emeritus, Harvard University and Director, Monitor Group"In Leading Teams Dr. Hackman takes his extensive knowledge of how to effectively lead teams and mixes it with insightful research and humor, providing the reader with a powerful prescription for improving team performance." — Dave Bushy, Former Senior Vice President of Flight Operations and 747 Captain, Delta Airlines"Richard Hackman provides real-world tools that challenge everything you thought you knew about creating high-performing teams. I found myself cheering each time he demolished a popular but wrongheaded conception of how to lead teams and provided a common sense answer in its stead." — Michael Putz, Senior Manager, Business Development and Strategy, Cisco Systems Long Description Richard Hackman, one of the worlds leading experts on group and organizational behavior, argues that teams perform at their best when leaders create conditions that allow them to manage themselves effectively. Leading Teams is not about subscribing to a specific formula or leadership style, says Hackman. Rather, it is about applying a concise set of guiding principles to each unique group situation--and doing so in the leaders own idiosyncratic way. Based on extensive research and using compelling examples ranging from orchestras to airline cockpit crews, Leading Teams identifies five essential conditions--a stable team, a clear and engaging direction, an enabling team structure, a supportive organizational context, and the availability of competent coaching--that greatly enhance the likelihood of team success. The book offers a practical framework that leaders can use to muster personal skills and organizational resources to create and sustain the five key conditions and shows how those conditions can launch a team onto a trajectory of increasing effectiveness. Authoritative and astutely realistic, Leading Teams offers a new and provocative way of thinking about and leading work teams in any organizational setting. Details ISBN1578513332 Author J. Richard Hackman Short Title LEADING TEAMS Language English ISBN-10 1578513332 ISBN-13 9781578513338 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2002 Subtitle Setting the Stage for Great Performances Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Residence CT, US Imprint Harvard Business Review Press DOI 10.1604/9781578513338 UK Release Date 2002-07-10 NZ Release Date 2002-07-10 US Release Date 2002-07-10 Pages 336 Publisher Harvard Business Review Press Publication Date 2002-07-10 DEWEY 658.402 Audience General AU Release Date 2002-07-09 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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